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Farmers Find Market Advantages in High Tunnels - For flowers, fruit and vegetables. CALS news article.
Message from the Earth -Art installation in Mann Library lobby eases exam-time tension. More horticulture art: Art of Horticulture final project photo gallery.
Coping with climate change - Cornell experts suggest strategies for life on a warming planet. Cornell Chronicle article.
Squash seed oil goes to market
From Vine to Wine - Undergrad enology and viticulture major sows a crop of talent to fuel NY's wine revolution. Cornell Alumni Magazine article.
Old Order farmers profit from new order idea - High tunnels extend harvest season. Cornell Chronicle article.
AHS symposium participants build living sculpture at Longwood Gardens.
New website aids beginning, diversifying farmers - Interactive 'online resource center' from N.Y. Beginning Farmer Project features, forums, FAQs, planning worksheets.
Organic produce, grown within walking distance by students, sold weekly on Ag Quad - Student managers from Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm, sell produce from the farm outside Mann Library on the Ag Quad every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. throughout the summer.
Meeting considers role of trees in cleaning urban air - How effective are trees in removing particulate pollution? Cornell Chronicle article.
Time ripe for apples that taste like berries - NYSAES geneticist Susan Brown explores the possibilities. Cornell Chronicle article.
Cornell Chronicle profile of Barbara Conolly ('08), who at age 48, sold her house and entered Cornell to pursue her passion for plants.
Interactive Plant Manager - Helps diagnose insect pests of woody ornamental plants. From NYSIPM program. See also: Cornell Chronicle article.
NYS Ed. Dept. approves Viticulture and Enology major - Program addresses needs of cool-climate grape and wine industry. See also: Teaching winery coming to Cornell Orchards.
Students unveil earth art - Turfwork! 'painted' into field at Bluegrass Lane.
Cornell Chronicle articles: May 2 | May 16.
President Skorton visits CALS
Department of Horticulture Seminar Series - Resumes for spring semester Jan. 19 at 3:35 p.m.: Sergio Lopez-Cuevas, Ph.D candidate, Dept. of Horticulture on the Effect of ground and foliar fertilization, irrigation and crop load on yield and fruit quality at harvest after cold storage of 'Honeycrisp' apple. Seminars held most Mondays in 404 Plant Science Building. Full schedule coming soon.
Seminars by candidates for the assistant professor of turfgrass and landscape weed science position (404 Plant Science):
- Adam Davis - Jan. 19, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
- Prashant Jha - Jan. 27, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
- Vinod Shivrain - Feb. 9, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
- Jenny Kao-Kniffin - Feb. 11 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Turfgrass Short Course - Jan. 19-23, Ithaca, N.Y. Cancelled.
Long Island Greenhouse and Floriculture Conference - Jan 20, Ronkonkoma, NY. More info: Nora Catlin njc23@cornell.edu
Urban & Community Forestry Conference - Jan. 28, Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y. More info: Stephanie Mallozzi 845-677-8223 X104, sdm10@cornell.edu.
Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo - Feb. 10-12, Syracuse.
Taking Stock: Evaluating Your Resources and Choosing an Enterprise - 5-week course for beginning farmers starts Feb. 18.
Advanced Turfgrass Short Course - Feb. 23-25, Ithaca, N.Y. Cancelled.
New York State Turfgrass Association regional conferences:
- February 24-25, Suffern, NY
- March 2, Buffalo, NY
- March 19, Lake Placid, NY
Professional Farmers’ Market Managers Training Workshops - March 5 to 7, Schenectady, N.Y., sponsored by the Farmers Market Federation of N.Y.
Marketing and Profits: Making MoneySelling What You Grow - 6-week course for beginning farmers starts March. 18.
8th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene - June 21 to 25, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
24th Annual Seeley Conference - June 27 to July 1, Ithaca, N.Y.
NYS Releaf Conference July 16 to 18, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. More info: Mary Kramarchyk 518-402-9412.
Greenhouse IPM In-Depth - July 20, Ithaca, NY
Cornell Floriculture Field Day - July 21, Ithaca, NY
See also: Green Industries Calendar.